Oral care is an important component of the ventilator bundle; however, few studies
have investigated the factors related to compliance with performing oral care among
critical care nurses. In this observational study of 759 oral care opportunities performed
by 133 critical care nurses, we found that the overall oral care compliance rate was
83.3%. Multivariate analysis revealed that nurses' age, academic degree, intensive
care unit license, and location were independent predictors of performing oral care
for patients in the intensive care unit.
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